Deer Harvest Summary for 2005-2006

Archery Harvest (including crossbow)*

Almost thirty-four percent (34%) of deer
hunters hunted with archery equipment. Twenty-four percent (24%) of
these were succesful in harvesting a deer. It took the average
archery deer hunter about 28 days to harvest a deer and the
average archery deer hunter spent 11 days hunting deer. Does
made up about 76% of the archery deer harvest. The table
belows provides additional information.

Archery Deer Hunters

81,050

Archery Buck Harvest

7,422

Archery Doe Harvest

23,502

Total Archery Harvest

30,924

Average Deer/Hunter

0.38

* Number of hunters using a
crossbow - 21,454;
Crossbow harvest - 9,564(19.7% of archery harvest; 2.5% of total
harvest)

Muzzleloader Harvest

Almost twenty-two percent (22%) of deer
hunters hunted with muzzleloading firearms. Slightly more
than 1 out of every 5 muzzleloader hunters were succesful
in harvesting a deer (22%). It took the average muzzleloader
hunter almost 14 days to harvest a deer and the average
muzzleoader hunter spent 4 days hunting deer with a
muzzleloader. Does made up about 66% of the muzzleloading
firearm deer harvest. The table belows provides additional
information.

Muzzleloader Hunters

52,206

Muzzleloader Buck Harvest

4,661

Muzzleloader Doe Harvest

9,048

Total Muzzleloader Harvest

13,709

Average Deer/Hunter

0.26

Modern Firearms Harvest

Ninety-six percent (96%) of deer hunters
hunted with modern firearms. Fifty-four percent (54%) were
successful in harvesting a deer. It took the average firearm
deer hunter about 13 days to harvest a deer and the average
firearm deer hunter spent 16 days hunting deer. Does made
up 59% of the modern firearm deer harvest. The table
belows provides additional information.

Modern Firearm Hunters

228,848

Modern Firearm Buck Harvest

112,412

Modern Firearm Doe Harvest

161,763

Total Modern Firearm Harvest

274,175

Average Deer/Hunter

1.2

Statewide Summary

There
were 238,383 deer hunters that hunted deer in 2005-2006.
This was a 11% decrease in deer hunters
from 2004-2005. About 78% or 185,710 were licensed
resident deer hunters. Almost 12% or 27,885 were honorary deer
hunters and about 10% or 24,788 were non-resident
deer hunters. Fifty-six percent (56%) of deer hunters were
successful in harvesting a deer. The average deer hunter
hunted 19 days and it took the average deer hunter
about 14 days to harvest a deer. Does made up close
to 60% of the total deer harvest.